Section 34.241. Charter school instructional staff license.

 

(1)  A charter school instructional staff license may be issued to an applicant who holds a valid life, initial, professional, or master educator teaching license issued by the department. The license authorizes an individual to teach any grade or any subject outside the individual's initial, professional, or master educator teaching license in a non-virtual charter school.

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(a) An applicant assigned to teach any core academic subject, as defined under 20 USC 7801 (11), in a non-virtual charter school shall verify one of the following:

1. A major or minor from an accredited institution in each of the assigned core academic subjects.

2. Passing a content knowledge examination prescribed by the state superintendent in each of the assigned core academic subjects.

3. Demonstrated knowledge and competence in each of the assigned core academic subjects based on an assessment process approved by the state superintendent.

(b) An applicant assigned to teach any subject that is not considered a core academic subject may be eligible for a charter school instructional staff license without verification of criteria listed under par. (a) .

(2)  The applicant under this section shall submit a complete application, developed by the department, specifying the applicant's qualifications for the license.

(3)  A charter school instructional staff license shall have the same license term as the applicant's valid initial or professional teaching license. The charter school instructional staff license term for those holding a master educator or life license shall not exceed 5 years.

(4)  A one-year charter school instructional staff license may be issued to an applicant who holds a valid teaching license but has not demonstrated content knowledge in a core academic subject area as defined under 20 USC 7801 (11). The license may be issued for any assigned grade level and any assigned subject in a non-virtual charter school. To receive this one-year license, a district administrator or designated official of the employing school district or charter school under s. 118.40 , Stats., shall request a license on behalf of the applicant following a search for a qualified, licensed individual. This license is renewable for one-year periods if the applicant is making adequate progress toward eligibility for the charter school instructional staff license with verification that he or she has earned 6 semester credits each licensure term toward a content minor in his or her assigned teaching area until such time that one of the criteria under sub. (1m) (a) has been completed.

History: CR 14-018 : cr. Register August 2014 No. 704 , eff. 9-1-14; (1m) (a) and (b) renumbered from (1) (a) and (b) under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., Register August 2014 No. 704 ; EmR1602 : emerg. am. (1m) a. 1. eff. 1-1-16; CR 16-003 : am. (1m) (a) 1. Register July 2016 No. 727 , eff. 8-1-16.

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An application is available at http://tepdl.dpi.wi.gov/licensing/elo/start or an applicant can contact the department for assistance. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1